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Dow Today: Procter & Gamble (PG) Higher

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The
Dow Jones Industrial Average (
^DJI) is trading up 22 points (+0.1%) at 15,270 as of Monday, Jun 10, 2013, 11:35 a.m. ET. During this time, 203.2 million shares of the 30 Dow components have changed hands vs. an average daily trading volume of 601.8 million. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,266 issues advancing vs. 1,629 declining with 109 unchanged.

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The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:
PG), which is sporting a 22-cent gain (+0.3%) bringing the stock to $77.97. This single gain is lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 1.67 points or roughly accounting for 7.6% of the Dow's overall gain. Volume for Procter & Gamble currently sits at 5.2 million shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 9.6 million shares.

Procter & Gamble has a market cap of $210.55 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer non-durables industry. Shares are up 14.5% year to date as of Friday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 3.1%.

The Procter & Gamble Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of a range of branded consumer packaged goods. The company operates in five segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric Care and Home Care, and Baby Care and Family Care. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.4, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

TheStreet Ratings rates Procter & Gamble as a
buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, increase in net income, good cash flow from operations and growth in earnings per share. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.